National Republican., 1887-12-13

mcni, will take pleasure in arranging an inter.
view between your holiness aud Mr.. Ma,
should you elect TO grant him an audience
His address will be Eugene \. X. do Mitkie.
wicz, Washington, d. q. I have the honor 70
be your holiness's obedient servant,
Consul General.
"Tbis," added Count Mitkiewicz, fought to
dispose Of the charge that brought fraud
ulept Chinaman here TO pose as a legitimate
official. ] tell you there never has been moro
desperate and persistent attempt TO break down
a great enterprise. This attempt took shape
In the direction OF heaping charges upon the
viceroy OF having sold out the country TO the
Americans. That was the point which aroused
those people were after: II was the American
enterprise. English and German interests In
China saw that they would be swallowed up III
this thing went through TO contamination,
and 30 1t became terribly necessary 10 adopt
every means OF destroying the concessions. II
they had succeeded II would have put an end
forever 70 American enterprise in China Drive
us out now, and England and Germany will
take very good care that this country never
gains another foothold in the Orient. 10 show
how early the jealous rage OF these people be-
gan, Just look at the following:
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
TIENsIN, CHINA, Aug. ], 1897.
MY DEAR COUNT: / received your note from
boy had mislaid my / 49, II introduction
70 Zen. Porter. As tits not 10 be found nt the
hotel you may come across II In the box where
Sereip. Nohins new has 'ha Rappsned sSn s since
your departure except the appearance OF the
Michie- DERRICK Chtnese Times English organl
OF Saturday, which accuses the vlceroy and
the marquis Of selling out the country 10 the
Philadelphia syndicate. 1 hope you will sec
this paper in Shanghai; the steamers not ar
near Shanghai we had no mail for Shanghai
yesterday. In order to have your mail reach
shanghai in time before the departure Of the
ry SG 20 % cns c he saSe S% here as
and leaving to morrow morning direct, avoid.
ing Chefoo, which he has done. The Poochi
Leaves anH Will take all your own ~ ah6 Sa
captain and request him to take II to tho
China merchants office. | send my dispatches
for State Department addressed to Gen. Ken.
nedy, and will be glad TO have you hand the
envelope to him as soon as you receive 1t, In
order that he may have the letters and
dispatches duly mailed In the department
pouch. would send TO the consulate but the
| local post sometimes takes hours to deliver
mail matter l have sent the extracts taken
from the Chinea Times to the Department of
| stste In order that the animus Of these people
| may be understood. and have sent you 4 copy
purchased at the office, which you can show
Again wishing you pleasant voyage and
ihat .an we may see you back again 10 NoyemooF'
's'n""' United States Consul NJ Tentsin.
"And here Is later communication Of still
| greater importance:
UNITED STATES CONSULATE.
T1ENrsIN, CHiSA, Aug. 10, 1887.
| MY DEAR COUNT Nothing of great import
ance has occurred here since your departure.
| saw the yiceroy some days ago aud was re-
| ceived with the greatest cordiality. We spoke
about the attacks that had been made upon
him end other officials He said he didn't
| care for them, that he knew who Mr.. Niche
was and that he and the English were jealous
knew anything about what he had been doing.
| replied In the affirmative. He then asked
me TO write to the minister and request his
support at Pekin against the English, French
and German ministers, who. he said, were
| trying 10 injure him. The next day wrote to
Col. Denby q very long letter, giving very de
proposed the very good health of the ylceroy,
| TO which he responded by proposing the fol l.
| lowing: "China and the American merchants;
may they be successful In all their undertak-
Since you LEFT have had both private and
| official letters from the minister OF the most
| complimentary character. Should you be tel
egraphipg to the viceroy and others any news
| YOU would like me TO have let me know 1t at
the same time. Should you return for the
be engaged for you. With my best wishes, be.
" /. J. sMrrHERs.
THE NEwsPApER STORIES.
THE course of certain newspapers In trying
| to accomplish so unpatriotlc act as destroying
concessions which open to America the vast
treasures Of the east" said Count Mitkiewlcz,
| doesn't seem to make much of an impression
here, but 1t has caused much remark in China,
as you may see by the following quotation from
q letter from II. A. Hines, manager OF ono of
hama:
~ have never felt so ashamed aud disguised
with the American people, aud especially with
| the press, as / have In the last two months
Even the thoroughly English papers that We
plainly said that II It had been an English un-
dertaking they would have treated 1t far dit
ferent than did the American papers. cant
| SEQ what they have been thinking abont aud
| what has been their motive in acting as they
have, One thing can assure you. every one
In Yokohama, not only Americans, but othel
nationalities as well, have been in sympathy
| with you in your great scheme all the wa!
through and WIN Be- only too gad6 6,S 70 nee yoI
and than me Hnd spne
does not realize the vast Importance >f your
undertaking, the whole east doe, and ws are
only waiting TO see II Put into n execution
to see II you were on board, but. o! cop.,e
each time have been disappointed. h>pt
that even now you are on your way out here
to delain you, drop 'yon q few lines to let yoi
This is from Yokohama, under the dnte o
In bringing the interview 10 close the re-
What are your relations with Mr.. whar.ol
."rbe most pleasant relations, I conslde
Mr.. Barker one OF the most brilliant men II
th,s country. He j. Just the man to handle
| such gigantic enterprise. In fact, bette
| man could not have been pick2d out. He ~
firm, determined, coo! Quaker. lie has push
and 20 very largely developed. and no,hin'
can stop him. Thai class OF men they want II
China to develop their resources"
''ln what condition. Is the syndt ,ate at pres
ent -
''Ihey are all prepared, and are going ahead
| The majority OF fthem are Quakers. and ar
men who move tlowly but surely. They hay
all tho money they want"
"Are you going to ChinaW
swell, / am. Perhaps II won't please th
| ring that should co. but I am goiug ther
nevertheless. Those people arc iighttng tn
syndicate over my shoulders for two reasons
first. TO discourage the Americans from raisin
the capital 10 be able to comply with tho de
know every rope that is there, and they hop
, ifthey can down me they will be able to mis-
represent Americans who go there without IN
;; to the crown as they have done before. Tha
| is the whole reason. Mr.. Bartlett, of the lega
! tion at Washington,I i believe to have been th
| one who originated the story that hal fran
. ulently employed tho names of Mr.. Wander
|. bilt and Mr.. Gould in getting these. ,conce:
sions. Look over the documents Why, th
only Americans spoken Of at all are Wharto
I Barker and Eugene de Mitkiewltcz AID a
, they are az firm as the rock of Glbraltir, hl
, that neither the Chinese government nor th
American syndicate desire to Withdraw. M
, Barker goes out In person next month 10 ope
the bank"
THE JURY INVOLVED.
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